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Master of arts In Teaching - Essays in Professionalism and Commercial Teachers College Who Is A Teacher Do you want a teaching credential or you are just a master teacher with a dream to be the master of arts in teaching? I want to be a teacher or i am a teacher are some of the words echoed by my friends unlike any types of physicians, John, a sped teacher, Ethan the physics teacher and Grace one referred to as the best teacher at was at first afraid of taking the risk to be a teacher at our teachers college and institute of management. But the big mystery still remains: who exactly is a teacher? Teachers and Titles Associated As A Professional And Counselor A teacher, sometimes referred to according to the profession and professionalism such as the best teacher, the physics teacher, elementary teacher, early childhood teacher, high school teacher, elementary school teacher, master teacher, sped teacher, teaching fellow, preschool teacher, best teacher, counselors, or with a long
Hinduism  

Hinduism is called the "oldest religion" in the world because it denotes a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. Therefore this piece of writing will discuss the following; origin and development of Hinduism, worship and prayer of Hinduism and the concept of Moksha, Karma and Samsara in Hinduism.

Worship in Hinduism is an act of religious devotion usually directed to one or more Hindu deities, Hutton (1931). Worship according to this religion is something one has to be committed to doing without fail. For example, when one chooses to be spreading the bed every morning.Hinduism's roots are diverse and are likely a synthesis of various regional tribal beliefs. According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 years or more. According to Das (2018) the religious system known as Hinduism evolved very gradually, emerging out of the prehistoric religions of the sub-Indian region and the Vedic religion of the Indo-Aryan civilization, which lasted roughly from 1500 to 500 BCE.


The development of Hinduism may be divided into three periods: the ancient period 3000 BCE-500 CD, the medieval period 500 to 1500 CE and the modern period 1500 to present.4th to 6th century CE this era is widely regarded as the golden age of Hinduism, featuring widespread standardization of Indian legal system, centralized government, and broad spread of literacy, (Das 2018).  Later in this period, devotional Hinduism begins to rise, in which devotees dedicate themselves to particular deities. Devotional Hinduism begins to cause Buddhism to wane in India.


According to Vijay (2001) worship takes a multitude of forms depending on community groups, geography and language and not confined to any place of worship, it also incorporates personal reflection, art forms and group. To the Hindus, worship is dependent on the group or sometimes the location of people and the means of communication. Vijay (2001) adds that Hindus usually perform worship in temples or at home to achieve some specific end or to integrate the body, the mind, spirit and also to live a pure life in order to help the performer reincarnate into a higher being. Unlike other Religions like Christianity who have their Churches or can pray in the open, Hindus worship or pray in Temples in order to get to a certain point in worship or their communication with Brahman, their god. More often than not, Hindus perform their worship to invoke a more spiritual being in them.


According to Gandhi (1999:242) "prayer is the very soul and essence of religion, and therefore prayer must be the very core of the life of man. In Hinduism, The Gayatri mantra is Hinduism's most representative prayer. Many Hindus recite it on a daily basis, not only contemplating its straight forward meaning, but also dwelling on and imbibing its sound, regarded to be pregnant with spiritual meaning.Thisis why nearly all Hindu prayers and mantras are sung. The Gayatri was first recorded in the Rig Veda (iii, 62, 10) which was composed in Sanskrit about 1500b - 2500 years ago, and by some reports, the mantra may have been chanted for many generations before that, (Flood 1996).


In the Sanskrit language, the word "moksha" means freedom. Gavin (1996) state that Moksha is the ultimate goal of personal spiritual development for some schools of Hinduism. What is meant is that Moksha is the highest point of spiritual growth every Hindu wishes to attain. For example, when a Christian begins to speak in tongues during prayer, he/she is considered to have the Holy Spirit having fallen and touched such a one. Moksha is as a state of eternal bliss and emptiness, (Vedanta 2000). Life is an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth into a physical universe. Vijay (2001) supports this by adding that the concept of Moksha is as the spiritual liberation from this cycle and the achievement of an eternal and blissful emptiness that transcends all of the joys, pain, and sorrow of the physical body or corporeal life.


The word ‘karma’ has originated from the Sanskrit root ‘kri’ which means ‘to do’ or ‘to ‘act and react. According to Samuel (2010:76) Karma is a concept of Hinduism which explains causality through a system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's (Atman's) reincarnated lives forming a cycle of rebirth.


According to Flood (1996), Karma literally means "action," and more broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction, which Hindus believe governs all consciousness. This means karma is based on the deeds of someone and the results of those deeds. Karma is not fate adds Hutton (1931) for we act with what can be described as a conditioned free will creating our own destinies. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determine our future. This means the conquest of karma lies in intelligent action and dispassionate reaction. Not all karmas rebound immediately.


In conclusion, Hinduism is called the "oldest religion" in the world because it denotes a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. Worship in Hinduism is an act of religious devotion usually directed to one or more Hindu deities and prayer is the very soul and essence of religion, and therefore prayer must be the very core of the life of man.  REFERENCESHutton J.H. (1931). The Scheduled Tribes of India, Mumbai, Transaction Publishers.
Flood, G. D. (1996), An Introduction to Hinduism, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.Vijay, N. (2001), "From 'Brahmanism' to 'Hinduism': Negotiating the Myth of the Great                                 Tradition", New York, Social Scientist.Werner, karel (2005), A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism, London, Routledge.Hiltebeitel, Alf (2007), Hinduism. In: Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia:                                         Religion, History, and Culture", London, Routledge.Hopfe et al (2008), Religions of the World, Ohio, Pearson Education. 

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